Very soon, a group of people charged upstairs and dragged the female waitress down. By now, her mouth was covered with black duct tape, and she couldn't make a single sound. Even so, she still had a

deadly look in her eyes.

Still feeling frantic, Jeremy Quest hurriedly ran downstairs and over to Xyla Quest.

Jeremy placed his trembling hands on Xyla's shoulder. "Xyla... How... How are you? Are you alright?" He stammered.

"I'm fine, Dad. Don't worry," Xyla said and shook her head.

After carefully examining Xyla's body, Jeremy pulled her into his arms. "Thank goodness you're alright... Thank goodness you're alright..."

Xyla allowed Jeremy to hug her. Slowly, her heart rate became stable.

After hugging Xyla for a long while, Jeremy finally let go of her carefully. He then turned to look at Christopher. "Thank you for saving my daughter," Jeremy said.

"You're welcome," Christopher replied with a smile.

After that, Christopher suddenly stopped smiling and turned to look at the auction host. "Tell your manager that we'll make the payment later..."

host

was exactly, she'd seen enough to know that this man wasn't one she could afford offending. He must have been someone with a powerful background. Christopher then waved at

of people immediately started escorting the female

to Xyla. "Are you

Xyla nodded.

me..." Christopher said before turning

Jeremy's hand and followed him along with the other

group of people to a

the center of the parking lot, Christopher stopped walking and lifted his hand at the people

to do, and

minutes, everyone in the

on one of the pillars nearby. With the smoke swirling

men closed

all now in a

the ambiance

didn't work at all. One of Christopher's men immediately tore

she instantly started shouting

my hands," he said. Although Christopher didn't speak very loudly, his voice sent chills down her spine. Despite the smile in his eyes, he made her shudder in fear. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the Findɴovel.ɴet website on

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